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3,000 metres, Women

Date23 – 25 September 1988
StatusOlympic
LocationOl-lim-pik Ju-gyeong-gi-jang, Seoul Sports Complex, Seoul
Participants35 from 24 countries

The race was expected to be between 1987 World Champion Tatyana Samolenko (URS), American Mary Decker-Slaney, who had disastrously fallen in the 1984 final, and the defending champion, Maricica Puică (ROU). Puică went out in the heats with an injured lower leg. In the final, Decker-Slaney led for the first 1,800 metres, but the pack was together. The lead was then taken by unheralded American Vicki Huber, as Decker-Slaney faded, eventually finishing 10th. At 2,500 metres, Yvonne Murray of Scotland took the lead, pushing the pace to offset her lack of a sprint. Samolenko bided her time and on the final straight, powered past the field to win over Romania’s Paula Ivan, Murray getting the bronze medal.

PosNumberCompetitorNOCR1Final
1548Tetiana SamolenkoURS8:44.18 (5 h2)8:26.53 (1)GoldOR
2466Paula IvanROU8:43.10 (1 h2)8:27.15 (2)Silver
3236Yvonne MurrayGBR8:43.73 (2 h2)8:29.02 (3)Bronze
4546Yelena RomanovaURS8:48.47 (1 h1)8:30.45 (4)
5509Nataliya ArtyomovaURS8:44.30 (6 h2)8:31.67 (5)
6573Vicki HuberUSA8:48.93 (5 h1)8:37.25 (6)
7246Wendy SlyGBR8:49.71 (6 h1)8:37.70 (7)
883Lynn WilliamsCAN8:48.70 (4 h1)8:38.43 (8)
9323Elly van HulstNED8:48.54 (2 h1)8:43.92 (9)
10596Mary Decker-SlaneyUSA8:44.15 (4 h2)8:47.13 (10)
11477Cornelia BürkiSUI8:48.37 (9 h2)8:48.32 (11)
12179Annette SergentFRA8:45.94 (8 h2)8:49.14 (12)
13592PattiSue PlumerUSA8:45.21 (7 h2)8:59.17 (13)
1465Angela ChalmersCAN8:48.60 (3 h1)9:04.75 (14)
1562Debbie BowkerCAN8:43.81 (3 h2)9:11.95 (15)
7 h1 r1/2103Wang XiutingCHN8:54.19 (7 h1)–
8 h1 r1/2223Jill HunterGBR8:57.28 (8 h1)–
9 h1 r1/2442Christine PfitzingerNZL9:01.30 (9 h1)–
10 h1 r1/218Jackie PerkinsAUS9:01.82 (10 h1)–
10 h2 r1/2191Vera MichallekFRG8:51.34 (10 h2)–
11 h1 r1/2127Andri AvraamCYP9:02.18 (11 h1)–
11 h2 r1/286Chen QingmeiCHN8:51.53 (11 h2)–
12 h1 r1/2140Angelines RodríguezESP9:03.39 (12 h1)–
12 h2 r1/2350Roberta BrunetITA8:53.04 (12 h2)–
13 h1 r1/2461Fernanda RibeiroPOR9:05.92 (13 h1)–
13 h2 r1/2340Ann Keenan-BuckleyIRL9:03.10 (13 h2)–
14 h1 r1/2383Susan SirmaKEN9:06.90 (14 h1)–
14 h2 r1/235Khin Khin HtweMYA9:26.57 (14 h2)–
15 h1 r1/2397Im Chun-AeKOR9:21.18 (15 h1)–
15 h2 r1/2471Daphrose NyiramutuzoRWA9:47.98 (15 h2)–
16 h2 r1/2607Dikanda DibaCOD10:32.88 (16 h2)–
AC h1 r1/2166Marie-Pierre DurosFRA– (DNF h1)–
AC h1 r1/2468Maricica PuicăROU– (DNF h1)–
AC h2 r1/2413Fatima AouamMAR– (DNF h2)–
AC h2 r1/2432Poloni AvekPNG– (DNF h2)–

Round One

Date23 September 1988
FormatTop six in each heat and next three fastest advanced to the final.
PosNumberCompetitorNOCTime (automatic)
1466Paula IvanROU8:43.10Q
2236Yvonne MurrayGBR8:43.73Q
362Debbie BowkerCAN8:43.81Q
4596Mary Decker-SlaneyUSA8:44.15Q
5548Tetiana SamolenkoURS8:44.18Q
6509Nataliya ArtyomovaURS8:44.30Q
7592PattiSue PlumerUSA8:45.21q
8179Annette SergentFRA8:45.94q
9477Cornelia BürkiSUI8:48.37q
10546Yelena RomanovaURS8:48.47Q
11323Elly van HulstNED8:48.54Q
1265Angela ChalmersCAN8:48.60Q
1383Lynn WilliamsCAN8:48.70Q
14573Vicki HuberUSA8:48.93Q
15246Wendy SlyGBR8:49.71Q
16191Vera MichallekFRG8:51.34
1786Chen QingmeiCHN8:51.53
18350Roberta BrunetITA8:53.04
19103Wang XiutingCHN8:54.19
20223Jill HunterGBR8:57.28
21442Christine PfitzingerNZL9:01.30
2218Jackie PerkinsAUS9:01.82
23127Andri AvraamCYP9:02.18
24340Ann Keenan-BuckleyIRL9:03.10
25140Angelines RodríguezESP9:03.39
26461Fernanda RibeiroPOR9:05.92
27383Susan SirmaKEN9:06.90
28397Im Chun-AeKOR9:21.18
2935Khin Khin HtweMYA9:26.57
30471Daphrose NyiramutuzoRWA9:47.98
31607Dikanda DibaCOD10:32.88
DNF468Maricica PuicăROU–
DNF166Marie-Pierre DurosFRA–
DNF413Fatima AouamMAR–
DNF432Poloni AvekPNG–

Heat #1

Time14:55
PosStart OrderCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)
1546Yelena RomanovaURS8:48.47Q
2323Elly van HulstNED8:48.54Q
365Angela ChalmersCAN8:48.60Q
483Lynn WilliamsCAN8:48.70Q
5573Vicki HuberUSA8:48.93Q
6246Wendy SlyGBR8:49.71Q
7103Wang XiutingCHN8:54.19
8223Jill HunterGBR8:57.28
9442Christine PfitzingerNZL9:01.30
1018Jackie PerkinsAUS9:01.82
11127Andri AvraamCYP9:02.18
12140Angelines RodríguezESP9:03.39
13461Fernanda RibeiroPOR9:05.92
14383Susan SirmaKEN9:06.90
15397Im Chun-AeKOR9:21.18
DNF468Maricica PuicăROU–
DNF166Marie-Pierre DurosFRA–

Split Times

TimeAthlete(s)NOCResultNotes
1000 m–3:01
2000 m–6:00

Heat #2

Time15:40
PosStart OrderCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)
1466Paula IvanROU8:43.10Q
2236Yvonne MurrayGBR8:43.73Q
362Debbie BowkerCAN8:43.81Q
4596Mary Decker-SlaneyUSA8:44.15Q
5548Tetiana SamolenkoURS8:44.18Q
6509Nataliya ArtyomovaURS8:44.30Q
7592PattiSue PlumerUSA8:45.21q
8179Annette SergentFRA8:45.94q
9477Cornelia BürkiSUI8:48.37q
10191Vera MichallekFRG8:51.34
1186Chen QingmeiCHN8:51.53
12350Roberta BrunetITA8:53.04
13340Ann Keenan-BuckleyIRL9:03.10
1435Khin Khin HtweMYA9:26.57
15471Daphrose NyiramutuzoRWA9:47.98
16607Dikanda DibaCOD10:32.88
DNF413Fatima AouamMAR–
DNF432Poloni AvekPNG–

Split Times

TimeAthlete(s)NOCResultNotes
1000 m–2:55
2000 m–5:57

Final Round

Date25 September 1988 — 15:20
PosStart OrderCompetitorNOCTime (Automatic)
1548Tetiana SamolenkoURS8:26.53OR
2466Paula IvanROU8:27.15
3236Yvonne MurrayGBR8:29.02
4546Yelena RomanovaURS8:30.45
5509Nataliya ArtyomovaURS8:31.67
6573Vicki HuberUSA8:37.25
7246Wendy SlyGBR8:37.70
883Lynn WilliamsCAN8:38.43
9323Elly van HulstNED8:43.92
10596Mary Decker-SlaneyUSA8:47.13
11477Cornelia BürkiSUI8:48.32
12179Annette SergentFRA8:49.14
13592PattiSue PlumerUSA8:59.17
1465Angela ChalmersCAN9:04.75
1562Debbie BowkerCAN9:11.95

Split Times

TimeAthlete(s)NOCResultNotes
1000 mMary Decker-Slaney 2:46.66
2000 mVicki Huber 5:44.08